IRVINE, CA — Last night, a number of Dave Min for Congress signs in Huntington Beach were vandalized with anti-Asian racist slurs. Supporters who live nearby discovered the vandalized signs while walking their kids to school this morning. A report has been filed with the Huntington Beach Police, who are investigating these hate crimes.
In response, Senator Min released the following statement:
“Hate of any kind, directed against anyone, is unacceptable. Full stop. But unfortunately, we have seen a sharp rise in hate in recent years due to the xenophobia and racism that have come to define Donald Trump’s MAGA movement. We’ve all seen and heard Trump’s anti-Asian rhetoric and his racist comments about Haitian immigrants. Locally, Orange County residents are being bombarded with Scott Baugh and MAGA Republican hit pieces baselessly claiming I want to create open borders because I’m the child of immigrants.
It is saddening, but not surprising, that we are seeing this type of anti-Asian hate in the immediate aftermath of the Trump MAGA event in Huntington Beach this weekend. This type of hate speech does not represent the values of Orange County, and I urge my fellow Orange County elected officials to join me in condemning it.”
Min, the son of Korean immigrants and the former Vice Chair of the Asian and Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, has been a leading voice against anti-Asian hate since he took office in December 2020. Min is endorsed by leading Asian-American advocacy groups including ASPIRE PAC, AAPI Victory Fund, Asian American Action Fund and Asian American Forward.
